Saint Lucy
Feast Day: December 13Patronage: The blind, eye diseases, writers, martyrs, Sicily, and the city of SyracuseName Meaning: Lucy comes from
“To Glory Only in the Lord”
A Reflection on 2 Cor 10:17–18; 11:1–2 and Matt 13:44–52In the Spirit of S. Luciæ Virginis et Martyris ~ III.
Tridentine Mass Propers December 13, 2025:
S. Luciæ Virginis et Martyris ~ III. classisCommemoratio: Sabbato infra Hebdomadam II Adventus Ante Missam Top NextIntroitusPs 44:8Dilexísti iustítiam, et odísti iniquitátem: proptérea
Our Lady of Guadalupe
Feast: December 12Title: Patroness of the Americas, Empress of the Americas, Our Lady of GuadalupePlace of Apparition: Tepeyac Hill, near
Hope, Endurance, and the Consolation of the Prophets: A Reflection for Friday of the Second Week of Advent
Readings:✠ Epistle: Romans 15:4–13✠ Gospel: Matthew 11:2–10 “For whatsoever things were written, were written for our instruction; that through patience
Tridentine Mass Propers December 12, 2025: Feria VI infra Hebdomadam II Adventus ~ III. classis
Ante Missam Top NextIntroitusIs 30:30Pópulus Sion, ecce, Dóminus véniet ad salvándas gentes: et audítam fáciet Dóminus glóriam vocis suæ in lætítia cordis
Saint Columbanus (543–615)
Feast Day: November 23Titles: Abbot, Missionary, Confessor of the Faith Early Life and Formation Saint Columbanus was born around the
“Delivered from the Power of Darkness”: A Reflection on Colossians 1:9–14 and Matthew 24:15–35
in the Spirit of the 24th and Last Sunday after Pentecost (V November, II Classis) The final Sunday of the
Tridentine Mass Propers November 23, 2025: Dominica XXIV et ultima Post Pentecosten V. Novembris ~ II. classis
Ante Missam Top NextIntroitusIer 29:11; 29:12; 29:14Dicit Dóminus: Ego cógito cogitatiónes pacis, et non afflictiónis: invocábitis me, et ego exáudiam vos: et
Saint Cecilia, Virgin and Martyr
Feast Day: November 22Patroness of: Sacred music, musicians, poets, and singersPlace and date of martyrdom: Rome, 2nd or 3rd centuryLiturgical
“Seek Wisdom Early: A Reflection for the Feast of St. Cecilia, Virgin and Martyr
Sabbato infra Hebdomadam XXIII post Octavam Pentecostes — III ClassisLessons from Sirach 51:13-17 & Matthew 25:1-13 On the Commemoration of
Tridentine Mass Propers November 22, 2025:
S. Cæciliæ Virginis et Martyris ~ III. classisTempora: Sabbato infra Hebdomadam XXIII post Octavam Pentecostes IV. Novembris Ante Missam Top NextIntroitusPs 118:46-47Loquébar de
In Presentatione Beatæ Mariæ Virginis
Feast: November 21Class: III Class (Traditional Roman Rite) The Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary is one of the Church’s
“Blessed Is She That Believed”: A Reflection for the Feast of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Ecclus 24:14–16 & Luke 11:27–28In Presentatione Beatæ Mariæ Virginis ~ III. classisFeria Sexta infra Hebdomadam XXIII post Octavam Pentecostes ~
Tridentine Mass Propers November 21, 2025:
In Presentatione Beatæ Mariæ Virginis ~ III. classisTempora: Feria Sexta infra Hebdomadam XXIII post Octavam Pentecostes IV. Novembris Ante Missam Top NextIntroitusSeduliusSalve, sancta
The Woman in Labor: Mary, Full of Grace and Co-Redemptrix
“A woman, when she is in labour, hath sorrow, because her hour is come: but when she hath brought forth